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the fiscal cliff. the house returned to business this week on tuesday at 2:00 p.m. eastern. they will be appointing members to work with the senate on defense programs. live coverage when the house returns here and c-span. the synod -- the senate returns on monday. they will also consider a nomination for assistant secretary of housing and development. live coverage when they return on c-span2. >> joining as and vermont is governor peter shumlin. thank you for being with us. >> it is great to be with you. thank you for being with us. let me begin with some news of the weekend. that is former republican gov. charlie crist is not a democrat. do you welcome him to the democratic party? is this setting the stage as a potential run as governor as a democrat nunn could 2014. >> he was hugely helpful in electing president obama. it is a great victory for us. he is an incredibly capable victor. we do not take sides before we know that we have one single candidate. everyone knows he was a great governor. he led
the fiscal cliff. the house returned to business this week on tuesday at 2:00 p.m. eastern. they will be appointing members to work with the senate on defense programs. live coverage when the house returns here and c-span. the synod -- the senate returns on monday. they will also consider a nomination for assistant secretary of housing and development. live coverage when they return on c-span2. >> joining as and vermont is governor peter shumlin. thank you for being with us. >> it...
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we spoke with a capitol hill reporter about what the house might do it up the fiscal cliff issue. billy house is the househouse speaker john boehner has appeared before the cameras every day since the election on tuesday. what is he saying about the coming work on fiscal issues? >> he is trying to set a tone of putting the onus on president obama to show some leadership. he has not offered any thing that republicans have not been offering for several months in terms of taxes and some other items. he is trying to show they are willing to talk. president obama today responded saying -- yes, let us talk. >> some news reports are characterizing speaker boehner's comments on revenues as a softening or a change in what he said before the elections. what is the truth? has he changed positions? >> softer tone. it is the same position. the higher income rates -- or any of the rates -- will not go along with any reductions. the issue is whether or not to extend the rates that were put in place under former president bush. a lower rate -- those expire through the year. republicans say all of
we spoke with a capitol hill reporter about what the house might do it up the fiscal cliff issue. billy house is the househouse speaker john boehner has appeared before the cameras every day since the election on tuesday. what is he saying about the coming work on fiscal issues? >> he is trying to set a tone of putting the onus on president obama to show some leadership. he has not offered any thing that republicans have not been offering for several months in terms of taxes and some...
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>> tim geithner said yesterday that heat the white house would be willing to go off the fiscal cliff if there is no movement by house republicans. would you be willing to go off the fiscal cliff if they did not budge on the top 2%? >> i did not understand the statement in the way that you characterized it. the way i think -- it was a prediction. if there is no agreement, then the fiscal cliff pass to be dealt with. i did not see it as if they do not do this, we do that. i saw it as a statement of fact. if there is no agreement, we go over the cliff. >> the governor christie is meeting at the white house with the president. this afternoon, as he has a meeting with the speaker. [inaudible] >> christie? i thought you were talking about sandy right now. >> [inaudible] >> i do not know that. i had a meeting with governor cuomo and i met with mayor bloomberg. they showed me the documentation of the challenges they're facing in their communities. they know that i am committed to the social compact the but we have to be there for people in times of natural disaster. one of the first things i
>> tim geithner said yesterday that heat the white house would be willing to go off the fiscal cliff if there is no movement by house republicans. would you be willing to go off the fiscal cliff if they did not budge on the top 2%? >> i did not understand the statement in the way that you characterized it. the way i think -- it was a prediction. if there is no agreement, then the fiscal cliff pass to be dealt with. i did not see it as if they do not do this, we do that. i saw it as...
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it is in the house. the issue of the fiscal cliff, what's it mean? it is probably the most known phrase in politics. they say, you have to wait for everything. people understand you have to do a piece of the puzzle. you can do it today. the opportunity to keep this economy moving, it has done very well the last few years. we always wait for the big deal and something never happens. this is a chance for the middle class tax cut. i would encourage every day, what is holding it out? -- it up? you will see yourself getting a tax cut for the remainder of next year if we just move them forward. again, it is finished of the senate side. >> i want to thank my colleagues for the leadership on the steering committee in this area. we have senator olympia snowe, bill kristol of the weekly standard, like simpson of idaho. david brooks. walter jones. the national review. we're here to say that passing the middle class tax cut is the right thing to do. you don't need to take our word for it. 2/3 of the american public agree with us. you don't need to take that word
it is in the house. the issue of the fiscal cliff, what's it mean? it is probably the most known phrase in politics. they say, you have to wait for everything. people understand you have to do a piece of the puzzle. you can do it today. the opportunity to keep this economy moving, it has done very well the last few years. we always wait for the big deal and something never happens. this is a chance for the middle class tax cut. i would encourage every day, what is holding it out? -- it up? you...
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the fiscal cliff is not averted according to this white house report. jay carney went on to say in this press briefing that president obama believes and understands that in order to achieve a deal, a compromise, that everybody has to make tough choices and he remains committed. but this is what he said about social security -- the white house is less interested in tackling the rising costs of social security during the current talks. so that is what is the latest coming out of the white house on the fiscal cliff talks. the two sides not scheduled to meet face to face. as you heard from the prevent of the congressional leaders are the weekend and the two sides separately meeting this week in washington with business leaders and as we said, unions are planning protests on capitol hill. a lot to talk about with the fiscal cliff in washington. we want to turn to all of you and get this tape on this idea of going off of the fiscal cliff. we will talk with glenn on our line for democrats, go ahead. caller: i would like to remark on how relatively quickly it s
the fiscal cliff is not averted according to this white house report. jay carney went on to say in this press briefing that president obama believes and understands that in order to achieve a deal, a compromise, that everybody has to make tough choices and he remains committed. but this is what he said about social security -- the white house is less interested in tackling the rising costs of social security during the current talks. so that is what is the latest coming out of the white house...
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a post office bill, and the fiscal cliff. the house did not pass any of those things. it finally passed the fiscal cliff because the speaker took off the lid and said, everybody can vote on it. the reason for the difference is because the have majority rule in the house, people look on it as a sign of weakness. the speaker of the house has to go to the minority party for support. the speakers of the house only want to proceed is to have majority of their own parties. the farm bill did not pass. the housing bill did not pass. even though they are generally supportive and people are waiting for the farm bill to pass. the filibuster cannot create as much of a gridlock as majority rule did. -- did not create as much of a gridlock as majority rule did. some of the senior senators are looking for solutions to of all. they're going to see some modifications. i do not think that filibuster is good to go away. i think it will try to get -- going to go away. i think they will try to get over some of the speed bumps. professor,a terrific i did an oral history with him. his interv
a post office bill, and the fiscal cliff. the house did not pass any of those things. it finally passed the fiscal cliff because the speaker took off the lid and said, everybody can vote on it. the reason for the difference is because the have majority rule in the house, people look on it as a sign of weakness. the speaker of the house has to go to the minority party for support. the speakers of the house only want to proceed is to have majority of their own parties. the farm bill did not pass....
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the fiscal cliff. that is why the house took action earlier this year, to replace the sequester with other types of cuts, and is also why of the summer we passed a bill to extend all of the current tax rates. for one year so we had time to overhaul our tax code. and that is why i outlined the responsible path forward, where we can replace the spending cuts and extend the current rates, paving the way for entitlement reform, as well as tax reform with lower rates. at 2013 should be the year that we begin to solve our debt through tax reform and entitlement reform. i am proposing that we avert the fiscal cliff together in a manner that ensures that 2013 is finally the year that our government comes to grips with the major problems that are facing us. we will bring jobs home that result in a stronger, healthier economy, and a stronger healthier economy means more americans working and more revenues, which is what the president is seeking. this framework can lead to common ground, and i hope the president
the fiscal cliff. that is why the house took action earlier this year, to replace the sequester with other types of cuts, and is also why of the summer we passed a bill to extend all of the current tax rates. for one year so we had time to overhaul our tax code. and that is why i outlined the responsible path forward, where we can replace the spending cuts and extend the current rates, paving the way for entitlement reform, as well as tax reform with lower rates. at 2013 should be the year that...
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house conservatives threatened to kill fiscal cliff deal. that is the headline on this article. house republicans are in conference. we're hoping the leadership will come out afterward. if they do, we will bring you that press conference. in this article, it says that less than 12 hours after senate majority leader mitchell and a a -- senate minority leader mitch mcconnell marshaled the votes, the deal appealed squash by a revolt led by eric cantor. although his remarks were brief, they sent shock waves through his conference, which was already extremely skeptical of the agreement, and perhaps looking for a leader. conservative opposition to the agreement stems from a host of issues, including that the deal does not include any spending cuts, would significantly add to the deficit and raise taxes on those making more than $400,000 a year. while the republicans were meeting earlier today, the congressional budget office came out with its scoring of the bill passed by the senate. another four dollars trillion in deficit spending is what they scored its ad for the next nine years,
house conservatives threatened to kill fiscal cliff deal. that is the headline on this article. house republicans are in conference. we're hoping the leadership will come out afterward. if they do, we will bring you that press conference. in this article, it says that less than 12 hours after senate majority leader mitchell and a a -- senate minority leader mitch mcconnell marshaled the votes, the deal appealed squash by a revolt led by eric cantor. although his remarks were brief, they sent...
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then from new year's day, debate over the fiscal cliff and house of representatives. later, the president talking about the fiscal cliff agreement from the white house briefing room. now, president obama on new year's eve, and on congress to avert the so-called fiscal cliff and middle-class tax hikes. [applause] >> happy new year to you. >> hello, everybody. thank you. everybody have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. welcome to the white house. i realize that the last thing you want to hear on new year's eve is another speech from me. but i do need to talk about the progress being made in congress today. for the last few days, leaders of both parties are working toward an agreement that will prevent a middle-class tax hike from hitting 98% of all americans starting tomorrow. preventing that tax hike has been my top priority. the last thing that folks like the folks appear on this stage can afford right now is to pay an extra $2,000 in taxes next year. middle-class families cannot afford it, businesses cannot afford it, our economy cannot afford it. today, it appears
then from new year's day, debate over the fiscal cliff and house of representatives. later, the president talking about the fiscal cliff agreement from the white house briefing room. now, president obama on new year's eve, and on congress to avert the so-called fiscal cliff and middle-class tax hikes. [applause] >> happy new year to you. >> hello, everybody. thank you. everybody have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. welcome to the white house. i realize that the last thing you...
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guest: the eligibility age quickly shaping up to be a big issue for the fiscal cliff. house republicans have said this is something they want to come out of these negotiations. congressional democrats, one of the top senators, has said we are not on board with it. it is difficult to see where that issue lands. what that will mean even chile is moving the age up to 67 -- will mean eventually is moving the age up to 67. host: the issue of spending, a large majority goes to these programs, medicare and medicaid, social security. speaker boehner was speaking about that yesterday. >> i am not concerned about my job. i am concerned about doing the right thing for our kids and grandkids. if we do not fix this spending problem, their future is going to be rather bleak. host: this doc fix will cost potentially $25 billion. where is the debate heading? guest: it is heading into the holiday season as there seems to be an impasse between the two political parties. most expect to see changes are cuts -- or cuts. moving the eligibility age to age 67 is one of the big changes they ha
guest: the eligibility age quickly shaping up to be a big issue for the fiscal cliff. house republicans have said this is something they want to come out of these negotiations. congressional democrats, one of the top senators, has said we are not on board with it. it is difficult to see where that issue lands. what that will mean even chile is moving the age up to 67 -- will mean eventually is moving the age up to 67. host: the issue of spending, a large majority goes to these programs,...
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reporters on the latest fiscal cliff negotiations. you'll hear from house democratic caucus chairman john larson, his soon to be successor, javier bassera and incoming caucus chair joe crowley. >> good evening. in keeping with the holiday spirit, happy or merry everything and happy always. would it be that we could make the american people happy by attending to the work at hand. we just concluded a caucus and our membership is as frustrated as the american people we're sworn to serve because we understand and continue to be befuddled why we can't bring up proposals that put the country back to work, why we can't deal with the tax cut for the middle class, especially when both sides agree that the country needs to go back to work and that we need middle tax tax relief. now the president said it well both on friday and today. if we can't, if they can't come to agreement within their own conference, if they continue to self-destruct before our eyes in their own conference, then minimally they have a responsibility as the president sugges
reporters on the latest fiscal cliff negotiations. you'll hear from house democratic caucus chairman john larson, his soon to be successor, javier bassera and incoming caucus chair joe crowley. >> good evening. in keeping with the holiday spirit, happy or merry everything and happy always. would it be that we could make the american people happy by attending to the work at hand. we just concluded a caucus and our membership is as frustrated as the american people we're sworn to serve...
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after that a look at the so- called fiscal cliff on tax filings. >> the white house was very controversial. they submitted a design for the palace. this was not particularly of inspiring. the answer he gets said the building served its purpose. if it were larger and more elegant perhaps some president would be inclined to beat it permanent residents. >> niki -- and vicki goldberg has favorite white house photograph. what sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. eastern. >> as president obama begins a second term in office, what is the most important issue he should consider in 2014? >> if you are in great 6312 share your message of the president. >> now president obama on the school shooting in connecticut. the president said it is time for the country to "take meaningful action." he was first notified by, and security adviser. he ordered flags at half mast. >> this afternoon, i spoke with governor malloy and fbi director mueller. i offered governor malloy my condolences on behalf of the nation and made it clear he will have every resource he needs to investigate this heinous crime, care for the victim
after that a look at the so- called fiscal cliff on tax filings. >> the white house was very controversial. they submitted a design for the palace. this was not particularly of inspiring. the answer he gets said the building served its purpose. if it were larger and more elegant perhaps some president would be inclined to beat it permanent residents. >> niki -- and vicki goldberg has favorite white house photograph. what sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. eastern. >> as president...
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yun, are any other mortgage housing related issues affected by the fiscal cliff? you talk about the potential of the mortgage tax deduction, but what about on january 1, are there any other tax changes for program changes we should be aware of? guest: the extension of the mortgage forgiveness should be extended. this is referring to people who are under water, they need to sell their house, so they need a short sale approval where the bank would forgive their debt of. the underwater of from the point of view of the irs, they consider that taxable. taxable if the extension is not prolong. so that is people who went through a difficult time and went through a short sale, they went through a very stressful financial times and for the irs to say now you have an additional taxable income, does not make sense. we have a bipartisan support to extend this. hopefully we can find a vehicle to attach it to and get it extended. it's only $1 billion price tag. a very small amount compared to the $1 trillion budget deficit we have been running. host: you have been quoted as say
yun, are any other mortgage housing related issues affected by the fiscal cliff? you talk about the potential of the mortgage tax deduction, but what about on january 1, are there any other tax changes for program changes we should be aware of? guest: the extension of the mortgage forgiveness should be extended. this is referring to people who are under water, they need to sell their house, so they need a short sale approval where the bank would forgive their debt of. the underwater of from the...
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guest: the house is back to deal with the fiscal cliff bill. the hope to supporters of the sandy supplemental is the house would do something on the fiscal cliff package and somehow they could use that as an opportunity to get the sandy bill through. the chance for the full supplemental to be passed before the end of the year, it will either be a smaller amount or they will not touch it at all. the senate will have to start over next year. host: raymond hernandez i need." >> they joined -- an unusual move they are working together as opposed to saying separately i am in new york, this is what i need, new jersey and connecticut are on their own. they have to make their own appeal. guest: you have a lot of the personalities representing the victims of sandy. they have pulled together effectively after the first few weeks after the storm. they have generally been pushing the same direction. the problem the victims of sandy have in new jersey and new york is there represented almost primarily by democrats. the house is run by republicans. democrats
guest: the house is back to deal with the fiscal cliff bill. the hope to supporters of the sandy supplemental is the house would do something on the fiscal cliff package and somehow they could use that as an opportunity to get the sandy bill through. the chance for the full supplemental to be passed before the end of the year, it will either be a smaller amount or they will not touch it at all. the senate will have to start over next year. host: raymond hernandez i need." >> they...
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guest: the house is back to deal with the fiscal cliff bill. the hope to supporters of the sandy supplemental is the house would do something on the fiscal cliff package and somehow they could use that as an opportunity to get the sandy bill through. the chance for the fall supplemental to be passed before the end of the year, it will either be a smaller amount or they will not touch it at all. the senate will have to start over next year. host: raymond hernandez rights that leaders from the hurricane- battered region and urged the house to act. he says states need an infusion of aid to continue cleanup and rebuilding efforts. it sounds like an unusual move. all of these governors are working together as opposed to saying separately "this is what i need." guest: you have a lot of the personalities representing the victims of sandy. they have pulled together effectively after the first few weeks after the storm. they have generally been pushing the same direction. the problem the victims of sandy have in new jersey and new york is there represen
guest: the house is back to deal with the fiscal cliff bill. the hope to supporters of the sandy supplemental is the house would do something on the fiscal cliff package and somehow they could use that as an opportunity to get the sandy bill through. the chance for the fall supplemental to be passed before the end of the year, it will either be a smaller amount or they will not touch it at all. the senate will have to start over next year. host: raymond hernandez rights that leaders from the...
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the house democrats during the fiscal cliff deal were uncomfortable with some the things that president obama put on the table in cuts in medicare and medicaid and changed cpi. if there is a budget deal, are those things that the president put on the table things the house democrats could get behind? >> we're willing to talk about it. the president has put some proposals on the table. some are not on the table in terms of his budget. raising the age for medicare. i think that is very troublesome. when you look at it, what is going to happen to the people will no longer be covered? half of people retire before 65 today. even more retire before the age of 67. the president has put some ideas and we are unwilling to talk about entitlements. the problems with what republicans are republican, it is kind of the same thing. this cannot happen. the public does not want it. in terms of medicaid, i do not know it is understood how much of medicaid provides long-term care for people. to simply say take all of this money and ship it to the states under cut an important part of the purpose of medica
the house democrats during the fiscal cliff deal were uncomfortable with some the things that president obama put on the table in cuts in medicare and medicaid and changed cpi. if there is a budget deal, are those things that the president put on the table things the house democrats could get behind? >> we're willing to talk about it. the president has put some proposals on the table. some are not on the table in terms of his budget. raising the age for medicare. i think that is very...
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the house has already passed bills addressing the fiscal cliff. we passed a bill replacing the president's sequestered with irresponsible spending cuts. we did that last may. we passed a bill to stop all the tax hikes on the american people scheduled to take effect january 1, and we did that august 1. and we proposed plans over and over again that democrats used to support but now will not. i do not want taxes to go up, republican do not want texas to go up. but we only when the house. democrats continued to run washington. what the president has proposed so far simply will not do anything to solve our spending problems. he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy. and he simply will not deal honestly with entitlement reform and the big issues facing our country. we need significant spending cuts and real tax reform to address our long-term debt problem and pave the way for long-term growth and real growth in jobs in our country. we will continue to work with colleagues in the house and senate on a plan that protect famili
the house has already passed bills addressing the fiscal cliff. we passed a bill replacing the president's sequestered with irresponsible spending cuts. we did that last may. we passed a bill to stop all the tax hikes on the american people scheduled to take effect january 1, and we did that august 1. and we proposed plans over and over again that democrats used to support but now will not. i do not want taxes to go up, republican do not want texas to go up. but we only when the house....
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house tomorrow here on c-span. >> more news on the fiscal cliff negotiations. according to the hill, president obama monitor talks from the white house and has indicated he would support legislation that would raise taxes on those who earn more than $400,000. harry reid has scheduled a democratic caucus meeting for tomorrow afternoon to discuss any potential deals. minority leader mitch mcconnell says he would do the same period in the house, speaker john boehner has said the senate must act first on legislation to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. >> tomorrow on washington journal, the latest on the so- called fiscal cliff. with local columnist -- with roll call columnist. followed by a look at president obama's cabinet for a second term. our guest is david jackson. then a look at what is next. we are joined by michael gordon. washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> tomorrow on newsmaker, indiana rep elect luke messer. he will talk about the 130 congress and his priorities at the incoming republican freshmen class president. join us sunday at 10
house tomorrow here on c-span. >> more news on the fiscal cliff negotiations. according to the hill, president obama monitor talks from the white house and has indicated he would support legislation that would raise taxes on those who earn more than $400,000. harry reid has scheduled a democratic caucus meeting for tomorrow afternoon to discuss any potential deals. minority leader mitch mcconnell says he would do the same period in the house, speaker john boehner has said the senate must...
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house gop fired up to change the senate fiscal cliff bill? they will meet again in one hour. that is about 10 minutes old. this is from eric what some of the hill. house majority leader harry kantor is against the senate fiscal cliff deal, multiple members say. one reason he may be against it is because the new cbo report came out where it says this bill adds about $4 trillion over the next nine years to the deficit. there's about $330 billion in new spending as well, so that may be playing into what is going on the hill right now. we will be live all afternoon and evening until and if and and of something happens. fred in missouri, democratic line. you have been holding. thank you for your patience. guest: first and foremost, happy new year. the time for cutting social security and medicare entitlements, let's cut attached -- tax deductions on people making $200,000 and up to we can have a jobs for this country like we need them, in infrastructure, education, aerospace, alternative energy, research, development. the list goes on. host: that was bred in misery. next up is sti
house gop fired up to change the senate fiscal cliff bill? they will meet again in one hour. that is about 10 minutes old. this is from eric what some of the hill. house majority leader harry kantor is against the senate fiscal cliff deal, multiple members say. one reason he may be against it is because the new cbo report came out where it says this bill adds about $4 trillion over the next nine years to the deficit. there's about $330 billion in new spending as well, so that may be playing...
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a post office bill, and the fiscal cliff. the house did not pass any of those things. it finally passed the fiscal cliff because the speaker took off the lid and said, everybody can vote on it. the reason for the difference is because the have majority rule in the house, people look on it as a sign of weakness. the speaker of the house has to go to the minority party for support. the speakers of the house only want to proceed is to have majority of their own parties. the farm bill did not pass. the housing bill did not pass. even though they are generally supportive and people are waiting for the farm bill to pass. the filibuster did not create as much of a gridlock as majority rule did. some of the senior senators are looking for solutions to of all. they're going to see some modifications. i do not think the filibuster is going to go away. i think they will try to get over some of the speed bumps. you've got a terrific professor, i did an oral history with him. his interview is on the senate website. >> i majored in politics. my question today, is a reasonable believ
a post office bill, and the fiscal cliff. the house did not pass any of those things. it finally passed the fiscal cliff because the speaker took off the lid and said, everybody can vote on it. the reason for the difference is because the have majority rule in the house, people look on it as a sign of weakness. the speaker of the house has to go to the minority party for support. the speakers of the house only want to proceed is to have majority of their own parties. the farm bill did not pass....
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the longer the white house slow walk this is policy the close we get to fiscal cliff. we'll hear what senate leaders had to say today they spoke for 15 minutes at the capitol. >> it's time to see if the president is willing to make any cuts at all and whether he's willing to lead his party in making an agreement with us. the senate democrats have ruled out any spend regular duckses at all. if you look at the problem we have, it's overwhelmingly that we spend too much, we spent our time and you all have written about it because so much of the discussion has been about it, talking about increasing taxes on the top two rates. even if you did that it would provide enough money to run the government for eight days. clearly that doesn't have anything to do with getting spending in line. so it's going to be a fascinating week. i think we're out of time, we'll find out whether the president's actually willing to agree with us to cut any government spending whatsoever. >> some folks are forgetting that 53% of the income from the top tax rates is from small business owners. the
the longer the white house slow walk this is policy the close we get to fiscal cliff. we'll hear what senate leaders had to say today they spoke for 15 minutes at the capitol. >> it's time to see if the president is willing to make any cuts at all and whether he's willing to lead his party in making an agreement with us. the senate democrats have ruled out any spend regular duckses at all. if you look at the problem we have, it's overwhelmingly that we spend too much, we spent our time...
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house passed a deal to avert the so called "fiscal cliff". good morning and welcome to "washington journal" this wednesday, january 2, 2013. we would like to hear your thoughts on a bill that passed both houses of congress. here are the numbers to call -- you can also find us online. send us a tweet. or join the conversation on facebook. you can also e-mail us. the "washington times has this headline -- and in the washington post -- we would like to hear what you think about this bill. we will be digging into it more, going over some of the details. if to give us some perspective is pete, a staff writer with the the hill newspaper. thanks for being with us. guest: hi. host: they talk about the house republicans balked at first. what was the sticking point? guest: you used to just have to keep taxes low. but with the debt creeping up more and more, it is increasingly coming to play in our republicans think. when they first look at the deal yesterday the senate passed, they're looking at it when the cbo scores came out and the source said this
house passed a deal to avert the so called "fiscal cliff". good morning and welcome to "washington journal" this wednesday, january 2, 2013. we would like to hear your thoughts on a bill that passed both houses of congress. here are the numbers to call -- you can also find us online. send us a tweet. or join the conversation on facebook. you can also e-mail us. the "washington times has this headline -- and in the washington post -- we would like to hear what you think...
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we heard from the white house and congress about the fiscal cliff. here's a look at possible affects on homeownership if an agreement can't be reached. host: randal o'toole is a senior fellow at the cato institute in washington and is the author of this book on how government undermines the dream of home ownership. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. glad to be here. host: how does the government affect homeowners buying a home? guest: 45% of american housing is in states and urban areas that have severe land-use restrictions, urban growth boundaries to prevent urban sprawl. they have other kinds of restrictions such as onerous permitting processes that it takes up to five years to get a permit to build up to one house. that makes it very hard for builders to meet demand for housing. when that happens, housing prices become very expensive. homeownership rates dropped. the federal government has long had a policy of promoting home ownership. we have various subsidies for home ownership, but ironically, when the federal subsidies for home owners
we heard from the white house and congress about the fiscal cliff. here's a look at possible affects on homeownership if an agreement can't be reached. host: randal o'toole is a senior fellow at the cato institute in washington and is the author of this book on how government undermines the dream of home ownership. thanks for being with us. >> good morning. glad to be here. host: how does the government affect homeowners buying a home? guest: 45% of american housing is in states and urban...
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democratic caller in new york, what the make of the house gop. don the fiscal cliff? caller: would like to add something on the matter of taxes. it has been recommended, some years ago by a wall street banker, to have a 1% wealth tax from capital accumulation. someone that house $100,000 would pay $1 and dollars. a flat tax with everyone in. -- would pay $1,000. the good raise a tremendous amount of money even if the income tax rates went down. and this wondering if anyone would be in favor of such a tax. it would be a flat tax. as far as social security is concerned, i do not hear anything about the amount being raised. i think it is $110 and they could easily raise that and raise money there. -- i think it is $110,000. everyone under the wealth accumulation tax would pay that during their lifetime. i just wanted to throw that out as a possibility. host: and other baubles from the york. -- another bob. caller: and is wondering why the rich cannot pay their fair share. i live in upstate new york. the toll is at $10 and because i do not have some kind of sticker on my
democratic caller in new york, what the make of the house gop. don the fiscal cliff? caller: would like to add something on the matter of taxes. it has been recommended, some years ago by a wall street banker, to have a 1% wealth tax from capital accumulation. someone that house $100,000 would pay $1 and dollars. a flat tax with everyone in. -- would pay $1,000. the good raise a tremendous amount of money even if the income tax rates went down. and this wondering if anyone would be in favor of...
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, as if that fiscal cliff was something that this house invented. in fact, we have a very proud history, bipartisan history of looking further down the road to try to find the best answers and the best solutions to very serious problems. but we can't do it alone, mr. speaker. you know, one of the great successes we had just early in this year -- and by we i mean this entire house, the people's house -- we persuaded the senate to pass a budget for the first time in four years. all indications is this year, unlike last year and the year before that and the year before that, this year they'll pass a budget to lay out their plan. but what does it say, mr. speaker, about this house, about this process, about the future of this country that it's controversial whether or not the president of the united states should introdouse a budget that balances ever? ever. that's the debate today, mr. speaker. that's how out of touch washington has become. that's how confused the speeches have been written. we're debating a lot the president should introduce a budget
, as if that fiscal cliff was something that this house invented. in fact, we have a very proud history, bipartisan history of looking further down the road to try to find the best answers and the best solutions to very serious problems. but we can't do it alone, mr. speaker. you know, one of the great successes we had just early in this year -- and by we i mean this entire house, the people's house -- we persuaded the senate to pass a budget for the first time in four years. all indications is...
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cliff and what may need to happen for a deal to be reached between the white house and congressional leaders. we'll bring you remarks from president obama, republican leadership and a democratic caucus briefing with comments from speaker boehner, house democratic caucus chairman john larson and others, all that have beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. and in case you missed any of our coverage today or other days of our fiscal cliff discussions and debates, your best resource for that is c-span.org. you can see a link right there to the program we just showed with you grover norquist and all of our coverage today. plus a link to our fiscal cliff website right there on the home page at c-span.org. >> on 16 or 17 bases in the united states we have military -run schools. the average cost to education a -- educate a child in that school per year is $50,000. almost four times what the rest of the public education costs. and the vast majority of our bases we use public schools. we could take the money we're spending today, pay every public school system $14,000 per child and sav
cliff and what may need to happen for a deal to be reached between the white house and congressional leaders. we'll bring you remarks from president obama, republican leadership and a democratic caucus briefing with comments from speaker boehner, house democratic caucus chairman john larson and others, all that have beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. and in case you missed any of our coverage today or other days of our fiscal cliff discussions and debates, your best resource for...
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the house is standing by to consider any agreement regarding that looming fiscal cliff. members have been promised 48 hours to review any deal before it goes to the floor for debate. let's take you live to the floor of the house. we see them just about to walk in the door. a quick reminder, we are expecting remarks from steny hoyer in about 20 minutes. we plan to bring you those lives. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c.,, december 27, 2012, i appoint steven latourette to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed john amplete boehner. speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain,
the house is standing by to consider any agreement regarding that looming fiscal cliff. members have been promised 48 hours to review any deal before it goes to the floor for debate. let's take you live to the floor of the house. we see them just about to walk in the door. a quick reminder, we are expecting remarks from steny hoyer in about 20 minutes. we plan to bring you those lives. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states...
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so-called fiscal cliff. during this briefing, news broke that cia director david petraeus had resigned due to an extramarital affair. shortly after this, president obama release is statement except in his presentation. this briefing is just under an hour -- accepting his resignation. this briefing is just under an hour. >> good afternoon. ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the white house briefing room. it's a pleasure to be back. we haven't done this too often of late since we've all been traveling. i want to thank all of you who traveled with us over the past weeks and months. i know it was sometimes grueling. i'm sure fascinating and certainly part of what is a remarkable process. it's just a reminder of the greatness of the country in which we live. before i take your questions, let me give you this announcement. next thursday the president will travel to new york to view recovery efforts and meet with families and officials and thank first responders who have worked tire leslie following hurricane sa
so-called fiscal cliff. during this briefing, news broke that cia director david petraeus had resigned due to an extramarital affair. shortly after this, president obama release is statement except in his presentation. this briefing is just under an hour -- accepting his resignation. this briefing is just under an hour. >> good afternoon. ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the white house briefing room. it's a pleasure to be back. we haven't done this too often of late since we've all...
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we're learning the president has invited congress to the white house for fiscal cliff talks, inviting them to join him in negotiations there. john boehner two hours ago holding his own news conference, talking about the fiscal cliff, saying, according to abc news, he wants to come to grips with the deficit in 2013. he said 2013 must be the year the federal government comes to grips with its budget deficit, but staked out the same note tax increase for the wealthy but the republican party has insisted on since before the presidential election. saying perhaps they should continue with the bush tax cuts and the other expiring tax cuts until 2013, when they can come up with some long-term way to address the entire tax code. that news conference about two hours ago. if you missed it, you can go to our website and we will show it to you as well on c-span. we're waiting for the president to arrive here. he will be delivering a statement about the economy, and the deficit. let's listen in while we wait for the president to come to the podium. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp.
we're learning the president has invited congress to the white house for fiscal cliff talks, inviting them to join him in negotiations there. john boehner two hours ago holding his own news conference, talking about the fiscal cliff, saying, according to abc news, he wants to come to grips with the deficit in 2013. he said 2013 must be the year the federal government comes to grips with its budget deficit, but staked out the same note tax increase for the wealthy but the republican party has...
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to me, what happened with the fiscal cliff was not about the two senate leaders. it was about the fact that the house could not get any agreement to do anything. they could not pass anything. the speaker then send that back to the republican leader in the senate to say i cannot even pass a bill that has people up to $1 million without tax increases. people are protected up to $1 million. he send that back to mitch mcconnell to work with the white house. in the end, what we will see in the senate is the ongoing back- and-forth of ideas, hopefully fewer filibusters. we have all had to deal with more filibusters than at any other time in our history. we are happy to fight it out like we did on the farm bill, different ideas, regular order. let's come to the floor. let's have amendments and so on. the folks who just want to obstruct in order to obstruct have been the most difficult part of things. >> the immediate next negotiation for senators reid and mcconnell is about getting a package to make things work more expeditiously. where do you stand on that? do you think
to me, what happened with the fiscal cliff was not about the two senate leaders. it was about the fact that the house could not get any agreement to do anything. they could not pass anything. the speaker then send that back to the republican leader in the senate to say i cannot even pass a bill that has people up to $1 million without tax increases. people are protected up to $1 million. he send that back to mitch mcconnell to work with the white house. in the end, what we will see in the...
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after that, more about the fiscal cliff with a member of the house services committee. plus hear some calls, e-mails, and tweets. "washington journal" live sixth morning on c-span -- live this morning on suspicion. >> the assassination has been dominated by two schools of thought. i will briefly describe each of them and how they approach the evidence in the case. to begin with, some insist house walls and ruby were loan -- oswald and ruby were lone nuts. and there is the conspiracy theory. they are convinced there was a large conspiracy and a massive cover-up. >> this weekend on c-span 3's american history tv, 30 years later the mystery remains. what happened in dallas? the assassination of john f. kennedy. alan kruger, chairman of the press the's council of economic advisers spoke at the economic -- chairman of the president's's council of economic advisers spoke at the economic club of washington. >> we are very pleased today to have the chairman of the president's council of economic advisers with us. alan kreuger is a native of new jersey. he went to undergraduate
after that, more about the fiscal cliff with a member of the house services committee. plus hear some calls, e-mails, and tweets. "washington journal" live sixth morning on c-span -- live this morning on suspicion. >> the assassination has been dominated by two schools of thought. i will briefly describe each of them and how they approach the evidence in the case. to begin with, some insist house walls and ruby were loan -- oswald and ruby were lone nuts. and there is the...
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a lot of activity -- the headline the house passing the fiscal cliff abil. the breakdown of the house of representatives, passing 257- 157, with 85 republicans reporting -- supporting. we want to get your reaction. our phone lines are open. we will get to your calls in just a moment. we did hear from the president about 40 minutes ago. he talked about this being a key first step in trying to bring certainty to the issue of taxes for 98% of all americans. the president is on board air force one, returning to hawaii. he'll be back to resume his vacation, which was interrupted when he came to washington after christmas, spending the new year holiday here. he was joined with in the briefing room by a -- by vice president joe biden. what, basically, did the house of representatives vote on? the package it does extend long term unemployment benefits for one year. it was 4.2%, and it resumes its 6.2% level, and the alternative minimum tax has been adjusted permanently. also in the agreement tax rates for income is $400,000 and below remains unchanged. above that fo
a lot of activity -- the headline the house passing the fiscal cliff abil. the breakdown of the house of representatives, passing 257- 157, with 85 republicans reporting -- supporting. we want to get your reaction. our phone lines are open. we will get to your calls in just a moment. we did hear from the president about 40 minutes ago. he talked about this being a key first step in trying to bring certainty to the issue of taxes for 98% of all americans. the president is on board air force one,...
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the latest fiscal cliff news. >> the evening. in keeping with the holiday spirit, maerry everything and happy always. would it be that we could make the american people happy by attending to the work at hand. we just concluded a caucus. our membership is as frustrated as the american people we are sworn to serve because we understand and continue to be befuddled why we cannot bring a proposal to put the country back to work. why we cannot deal with a tax cut for the middle-class, the specially when both sides agree that the country needs to go back to work. and that we need a middle-class tax relief. the president said it well -- both on friday and today. if we cannot -- if they cannot come to agreement in their own conference, if they continue to self-destruct before our eyes in their own conference, then a minimally they have a responsibility, as the president suggested, to bring his proposal to the floor for an up or down vote on behalf of the american people. that is what we continue to focus on, putting the country back to w
the latest fiscal cliff news. >> the evening. in keeping with the holiday spirit, maerry everything and happy always. would it be that we could make the american people happy by attending to the work at hand. we just concluded a caucus. our membership is as frustrated as the american people we are sworn to serve because we understand and continue to be befuddled why we cannot bring a proposal to put the country back to work. why we cannot deal with a tax cut for the middle-class, the...
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. >> fiscal cliff, how did the white house react to speaker boehner's plan b? >> well, the white house very simply rejected it. in a statement very shortly after boehner announced the plan b scenario to his conference and harry reid rgs the leader of the senate, also rejected it saying this does not raise enough revenue to create a balanced deal. the wealthier are paying their fair share and the budget is not being balanced on the backs of seniors and the poor. >> compared to what they have offered compare it to the latest offer. >> president obama initially was looking for $1.6 trillion in new tax revenue and much of that came from allowing the current tax rates to expire for those making more than $250,000 a year. he has lowered that to $1.2 trillion in revenue and that's largely from changing threshold to $400,000, those making $400,000 and above would see a tax increase. speaker boehner is talking about a $1 million threshold. and that's a threshold that many in the past have supported, nancy pelosi from san francisco, senator charles schumer. people from w
. >> fiscal cliff, how did the white house react to speaker boehner's plan b? >> well, the white house very simply rejected it. in a statement very shortly after boehner announced the plan b scenario to his conference and harry reid rgs the leader of the senate, also rejected it saying this does not raise enough revenue to create a balanced deal. the wealthier are paying their fair share and the budget is not being balanced on the backs of seniors and the poor. >> compared to...
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the house has already passed bills addressing the fiscal cliff. we passed a bill replacing the president's sequestered with irresponsible spending cuts. we did that last may. we passed a bill to stop all the tax hikes on the american people scheduled to take effect january 1, and we did that august 1. and we proposed plans over and over again that democrats used to support but now will not. i do not want taxes to go up, republican do not want texas to go up. but we only when the house. democrats continued to run washington. what the president has proposed so far simply will not do anything to solve our spending problems. he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy. and he simply will not deal honestly with entitlement reform and the big issues facing our country. we need significant spending cuts and real tax reform to address our long-term debt problem and pave the way for long-term growth and real growth in jobs in our country. we will continue to work with colleagues in the house and senate on a plan that protect famili
the house has already passed bills addressing the fiscal cliff. we passed a bill replacing the president's sequestered with irresponsible spending cuts. we did that last may. we passed a bill to stop all the tax hikes on the american people scheduled to take effect january 1, and we did that august 1. and we proposed plans over and over again that democrats used to support but now will not. i do not want taxes to go up, republican do not want texas to go up. but we only when the house....
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live coverage of the house at 9:00 a.m. we will continue our conversation on the fiscal cliff. maya macguineas is going to be with us. later we will turn our attention to a new movie on the raid that killed osama bin laden and talking with linda robinson who is an author as "washington journal" continues. it is monday, december 31. .e'll be back in just a moment [video clip] >> as president obama begins his second term in office, what is the most important issue he should consider for 2013? >> so tell us. if you're in grade sixth through 12, make a short video about your message to the president. >> it's c-span's student cam video competition with your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. and there is $50,000 in total prizes. the deadline is january 18. for more information, go to studentcam.org. >> a lot of people will say that ever since the apollo, the space program has been a jobs program. how many jobs can we get in your district, in your state? the space shuttle passed by one vote because it was passed all around the country. we had people working different places. i
live coverage of the house at 9:00 a.m. we will continue our conversation on the fiscal cliff. maya macguineas is going to be with us. later we will turn our attention to a new movie on the raid that killed osama bin laden and talking with linda robinson who is an author as "washington journal" continues. it is monday, december 31. .e'll be back in just a moment [video clip] >> as president obama begins his second term in office, what is the most important issue he should...
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the house coming in next taking up the pending tax hikes and budget cuts of the fiscal cliff. also, the defense authorization conference report. live coverage now on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the choice will be in order. -- the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c., december 20, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable robert j. dold to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer today will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving and gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we ask today that you bless the members of the people's house, to be the best and most faithful servants of the people they serve. on this day, congress honors the life of senator daniel inouye who lies in state in the rotunda . he was the first to serve his state in this assembly. and he served his country for decades as a true patriot, soldier, legi
the house coming in next taking up the pending tax hikes and budget cuts of the fiscal cliff. also, the defense authorization conference report. live coverage now on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the choice will be in order. -- the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c., december 20, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable robert j. dold to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a....
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the house is already passed bills addressing the fiscal cliff. we pasted a bill replacing the president's sequester with responsible spending cuts and did it last may. we passed a bill to stop all the tax hikes that are scheduled to take effect on january 1 and we did that on august 1. we proposed plans over and over again that democrats used to support but now they won't. we don't want taxes to go up. republicans don't want taxes to go up. we only run the house and democrats runawayaway. what the president has propose sod far won't do anything to solve our spending problem. he wants more spending and more tax hikes that will hurt our economy. he simply won't deal honestly with entitlement reform and the big issues facing our country. we need significant spending cuts and real tax reform to address our long-term debt problem and pave the way for long-term growth and real growth and jobs in our country. we'll continue to work with our colleagues in the house and that senate on a plan that protects families and small businesses from the fiscal clif
the house is already passed bills addressing the fiscal cliff. we pasted a bill replacing the president's sequester with responsible spending cuts and did it last may. we passed a bill to stop all the tax hikes that are scheduled to take effect on january 1 and we did that on august 1. we proposed plans over and over again that democrats used to support but now they won't. we don't want taxes to go up. republicans don't want taxes to go up. we only run the house and democrats runawayaway. what...
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after that, a look at the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations between congress and the white house. then a discussion on the role of lobbyists in those talks on the fiscal cliff
after that, a look at the status of the fiscal cliff negotiations between congress and the white house. then a discussion on the role of lobbyists in those talks on the fiscal cliff
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avoid the fiscal cliff. other topics include last week's school shooting. this is part of the briefing. >> welcome to the white house. i have no announcements -- announcements. i am here to answer questions. >> during the election, the president underscored the promise to the american people. [indiscernible] now the white house proposal is to let people making up to four budgets thousand dollars bill without a tax increase. how do you justify the broken promise? large that the reduction package is a worthwhile goal, and has shown an evident willingness to meet the republicans halfway. if you think about where he started, his initial proposal, the plan he put a coat -- put forward was to achieve $1.60 trillion in revenue. he has now come down. the republicans started at 800 and moved up to one. the president has come halfway. he hopes the republicans will do the same. that is the essence of compromise. on revenue, the president has come more than halfway. in an effort to try to reach an agreement with the rep
avoid the fiscal cliff. other topics include last week's school shooting. this is part of the briefing. >> welcome to the white house. i have no announcements -- announcements. i am here to answer questions. >> during the election, the president underscored the promise to the american people. [indiscernible] now the white house proposal is to let people making up to four budgets thousand dollars bill without a tax increase. how do you justify the broken promise? large that the...
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of the fiscal cliff. this is about five minutes. >> good morning. this is not a progress report. there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that is threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the white house has wasted another week. 8 days ago, secretary geithner came here to offer a plan that had twice the tax hikes that the president campaigned on. it had more stimulus spending than it had in cuts and an infinite increase in the death lemmas like forever. four days ago we offered a serious proposal. since then, there has been no counteroffer from the white house. instead, reports indicate the president has adopted a deliberate strategy to slow walk our economy right to the edge of the fiscal cliff. instead of reforming the tax code and cutting spending, the president wants to raise tax rates. even if the president thought the tax rate hikes he wanted, we would continue to see trillion dollar deficits for as far as the eye can see. washington has a spending problem, not a revenue
of the fiscal cliff. this is about five minutes. >> good morning. this is not a progress report. there is no progress to report. when it comes to the fiscal cliff that is threatening our economy and threatening jobs, the white house has wasted another week. 8 days ago, secretary geithner came here to offer a plan that had twice the tax hikes that the president campaigned on. it had more stimulus spending than it had in cuts and an infinite increase in the death lemmas like forever. four...
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yun, are any other mortgage housing related issues affected by the fiscal cliff? you talk about the potential of the mortgage tax deduction, but what about on january 1, are there any other tax changes for program changes we should be aware of? guest: the extension of the mortgage forgiveness should be extended. this is referring to people who are under water, they need to sell their house, so they need a short sale approval where the bank would forgive their debt of the underwater amount. from the point of view of the irs, they consider that taxable. so that is people who went through a difficult time and went through a short sale, they went through a very stressful financial times and for the irs to say now you have an additional taxable income, does not make sense. we have a bipartisan support to extend this. hopefully we can find a vehicle to attach it to and get it extended. it's only $1 billion price tag. a very small amount compared to the $1 trillion budget deficit we have been running. host: you have been quoted as saying -- with the fiscal cliff we will
yun, are any other mortgage housing related issues affected by the fiscal cliff? you talk about the potential of the mortgage tax deduction, but what about on january 1, are there any other tax changes for program changes we should be aware of? guest: the extension of the mortgage forgiveness should be extended. this is referring to people who are under water, they need to sell their house, so they need a short sale approval where the bank would forgive their debt of the underwater amount. from...
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. >> house negotiations over a fix for the so-called fiscal cliff continues in washington. house members talked on the floor on a resolution that would take measures. it begins with a texas republican. this is just over an hour. mr. sessions: thank you very much, mr. speaker. for the purpose of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from fair point, new york, my dear friend, the ranking member on the committee, ms. slaughter, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. sessions: thank you very much. during consideration of this resolution, all time is yielded for the purpose of debate only. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. sessions: i rise today in support of this rule which will provide this body the ability to consider legislation under suspension of the rules for the remainder of this congress. however, i would prefer not really to be here to
. >> house negotiations over a fix for the so-called fiscal cliff continues in washington. house members talked on the floor on a resolution that would take measures. it begins with a texas republican. this is just over an hour. mr. sessions: thank you very much, mr. speaker. for the purpose of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from fair point, new york, my dear friend, the ranking member on the committee, ms. slaughter, pending which i yield myself such...
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are getting past the fiscal cliff? that he will say the house passed a bill already that will address those things, including extending the bush tax cuts, but also making cuts other than those that are called in to sequester reductions. replacing some of those military cuts with cuts elsewhere. a lot of republican house ideas are to make cuts in social safety nets, like food stamps. that will not fly with democrats in the house or the senate. >> what are congressional democrats and the president looking for? >> it would say more broadly a balanced approach. in other words, hey, let's at least increase the tax rates, but those tax rates increased on the higher income, the 2% of the wealthiest americans, and that would go a long way to helping us not have to find so many other cuts and items to sort of get around this big hit of spending cuts and tax increases we are headed for. >> what is the timetable for action on all of this? >> the so called sequester cuts hit on january 2. if they are not dealt with. though, when i
are getting past the fiscal cliff? that he will say the house passed a bill already that will address those things, including extending the bush tax cuts, but also making cuts other than those that are called in to sequester reductions. replacing some of those military cuts with cuts elsewhere. a lot of republican house ideas are to make cuts in social safety nets, like food stamps. that will not fly with democrats in the house or the senate. >> what are congressional democrats and the...
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the house has passed two bills that would avert the fiscal cliff. in august to pass a bipartisan bill. the house passed legislation to avoid sequestration by cutting spending. our plan is to take your calls and hear from you over twitter, and to wait it out, to wait and hear what we hear from capitol hill. our cameras are on capitol hill and we hope to be able to give you some coverage of briefings happening on the hill. so far, the house is out and the senate will be out shortly once they finish this series of votes. and it was 12:15 eastern, writing a major setback in fiscal cliff talks. you may have heard sheila jackson lee question this. that negotiations between harry reid and mitch mcconnell suffered a major setback after republicans demanded the inclusion of a new method for calculating benefits for the package. change came from progressives to result in lower payments. part of the current negotiations on the scale down deal, they say that they gave ground on other issues, including raising the tax threshold, as well as -- that was from two h
the house has passed two bills that would avert the fiscal cliff. in august to pass a bipartisan bill. the house passed legislation to avoid sequestration by cutting spending. our plan is to take your calls and hear from you over twitter, and to wait it out, to wait and hear what we hear from capitol hill. our cameras are on capitol hill and we hope to be able to give you some coverage of briefings happening on the hill. so far, the house is out and the senate will be out shortly once they...
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fiscal cliff. halting base spending is what's going to stop it. end of editorial. over the past year, house republicans have passed effective bipartisan legislation to prevent the entire fiscal cliff. unfortunately, these bills remain stalled in the senate graveyard. this fact makes it very clear that house republicans have addressed this issue and speaker john boehner is holding firm for fiscal responsibility. with only a few hours to go, it's my hope that the senate will accept one of our proposals and send legislation back to the house that will attempt to tackle out-of-control spending, extend tax cuts for all americans and preventing the devastating defense cuts before it's too late and hundreds of thousands of jobs are destroyed. in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. congratulations, jay pierson, for your years of service. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohi
fiscal cliff. halting base spending is what's going to stop it. end of editorial. over the past year, house republicans have passed effective bipartisan legislation to prevent the entire fiscal cliff. unfortunately, these bills remain stalled in the senate graveyard. this fact makes it very clear that house republicans have addressed this issue and speaker john boehner is holding firm for fiscal responsibility. with only a few hours to go, it's my hope that the senate will accept one of our...
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the house and senate standing by to consider any fiscal cliff update. we had an update earlier from a reporter covering the issue. host: let's begin with david lightman. white house. the best sense of what you think the dynamics will be inside the room at the 3:00 p.m. meeting. guest: it wouldn't shock me if we're talking 72 hours from now. the deadline is 11:59 on the 31st. we have seen this on and on. there are five people that know what is going and they are talking. host: let's walk through the scenarios that we can expect. the meeting is at the white house. democrats and republicans. this is the first time they have met since the election. guest: november 16 was the only time they met. it is good news they are talking. are they going to keep talking? will they say, "we will see everybody tomorrow." they would keep talking. what is going to happen on the floors of the house and senate. the senate needs to extend the tax rates a year and amended and that can be done in a matter of hours. when they agree to that -- would they agree to that? we also ha
the house and senate standing by to consider any fiscal cliff update. we had an update earlier from a reporter covering the issue. host: let's begin with david lightman. white house. the best sense of what you think the dynamics will be inside the room at the 3:00 p.m. meeting. guest: it wouldn't shock me if we're talking 72 hours from now. the deadline is 11:59 on the 31st. we have seen this on and on. there are five people that know what is going and they are talking. host: let's walk through...
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cliff bills debated in the house. the first husband debated and passed. that replaces automatic defense spending cuts known as sequestration. it passed the house by a vote of 215-209. a live look at the capitol, with a light on the top, meaning it is still session, although the house is in recess, subject to the call of the chair. we are finding out from a number of police from reporters covering the hill that there is going to be a meeting on capitol hill. speaker banner called a conference at 7:25 eastern. also, a couple of other tweets. house republicans holding the meeting at 7:45 to discuss the vote. he also says that senator boardman is over on the house side. he was on the house side during the vote, and said he was asked to make some calls to ask republicans to support the plan b. on fox, he says portman says he thinks house republicans will have the votes tonight. the house has passed that sequester replacement bill, 215-209. the raft that series of votes and quickly went into an unexpected recess. speaker jo
cliff bills debated in the house. the first husband debated and passed. that replaces automatic defense spending cuts known as sequestration. it passed the house by a vote of 215-209. a live look at the capitol, with a light on the top, meaning it is still session, although the house is in recess, subject to the call of the chair. we are finding out from a number of police from reporters covering the hill that there is going to be a meeting on capitol hill. speaker banner called a conference at...